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state prayers

British

plural noun

Church of England prayers for the Sovereign, the royal family, the clergy, and Parliament said at matins and evensong

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The state prayers were invoked therein on behalf of "Victoria, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales and all the Royal Family."

From The Education of Eric Lane by McKenna, Stephen

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